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Teens add energy to museum plans for 40-year celebration
Rhiannon Stiles clearly appreciated the stone she held Thursday evening as she showed a visitor a display of…
Popular culture, engineering mix it up in Hawthorne egg drop competition
Scott Swanson The biggest surprise at Hawthorne School’s Egg Drop Challenge Thursday, Feb. 25, was the contraption that…
Role in OSU’s ‘Kiss Me, Kate’ brings back past for SH alum
When Kimber Parker got involved with the “Kiss Me, Kate” production at Oregon State University, she ran into…
Tourism team aims to bring visitors to county, SH – by the busload
Scott Swanson Picture luxury buses full of tourists rolling into Sweet Home – and stopping here. That’s what…
SH woman killed in Lebanon wreck
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a single-vehicle, fatal motor vehicle crash reported Sunday, Feb. 21, at 4:29…
City Library seeking to work with schools on book shortage
Sean C. Morgan The Friends of the Library, a volunteer organization, bought pizza for those attending an Oak…
Council approves contract to replace Quince Street water line
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council approved a contract with Exca-Drain Construction LLC of Halsey to…
Attorneys working on deal in SH firearms possession case
Attorneys for Allen Maurice Diggs and the county agreed Thursday, Feb. 25, to a settlement conference in the…
Police arrest local man after 18-mile chase through area
Sweet Home police arrested a 32-year-old Sweet Home man following an 18-mile pursuit early Sunday morning on multiple…
Council, staff debate Public Works staffing
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home City Council continued discussions about whether to keep its Public Works maintenance…
B&G Club in ‘good place,’ leaders say in meeting
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Branch of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Greater Santiam is…
Local family’s ‘nightmare’ trip has more happy ending
Scott Swanson Dr. Alan Blake sits in a comfortable armchair in his living room, listening intently as family…
Four arrested in 27th Avenue drug bust
Four people were arrested on various drug-related charges during an early-morning search warrant served on 27th Avenue in…
Local man gets 14-month prison sentence
Michael Joseph Perez of Sweet Home was sentenced on Feb. 12 in Linn County Circuit Court to 14…
Local transient arrested during Lebanon car stop
A Sweet Home transient was among those arrested Feb. 11 after a Linn County Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigation,…
High school thespians to stage ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’
Sean C. Morgan Sweet Home High School students will present a winter play, “The Diary of Anne Frank,”…
Two arrested, one sought after drug bust
Sweet Home police arrested two men and are on the lookout for a third after a narcotics-related search…
SH woman dies in Lebanon-area crash
Linn County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a single vehicle, fatal motor vehicle crash reported Sunday, Feb. 21, at…
‘Wolf’ sightings not real deal, officials say
Sean C. Morgan Despite Facebook posts and some discussions to the contrary, none of the wolf sightings reported…
Celebrating 101 years
Members of Fair Share Gleaners surround Sally Sicotte, front and center, Monday morning as they celebrated her 101st…
SH rate of student homelessness up slightly in 2014-15
Sean C. Morgan Nearly 10 percent of Sweet Home School District students were considered homeless in 2014-15, up…
Fire board approves $1.575M bond levy request
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District Board of Directors on Feb. 1 approved a…
New Planning Commission chair Goble brings experience, vision to position
Sean C. Morgan The Sweet Home Planning Commission elected James Goble as its new chairman during its regular…
Drug bust in Lebanon includes SH man
A Sweet Home transient was among those arrested Feb. 11 after a Linn County Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigation,…
Four arrested after 27th Avenue drug bust
Four people were arrested on various drug-related chargest during an early-morning search warrant served on 27th Avenue in…